Archive for the 'Thriller' Category

Paranoid Park

Winner of the 60th anniversary award at this year’s Cannes Festival, director Gus Van Sant, returns with the highly anticipated film Paranoid Park. It was initially released in 2007, but many countries have had to wait until this year.
Paranoid Park stars Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen and Scott Patrick Green and is the story of a […]

Valkyrie

There haven’t been many good films about World War II recently, but Valkyrie might turn out to be the best period film of 2009. Directed by Bryan Singer, director of Superman Returns, and staring Tom Cruise, it certainly has a lot going for it even before its release next year. The $100 million plus film […]

Quantum Of Solace: 22nd James Bond

Quantum of Solace is the 22nd in the series of one of the most famous movie franchises of all time. THat of course means British secret agent James Bond.
Since the Bond movie, Casino Royal, when Pierce Brosnan was replaced by Daniel Craig, initial concerns with the casting of Daniel Craig soon turned into widespread praise. […]

One Missed Call

Horror movies aren’t among my favorites, but horrors in “J-Horror” style (Japanese-horror) can undoubtedly be very appealing to watch. Directed by Eric Valette and produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Scott Kroopf, Jennie Lew Tugend with Lauren C. Weissman, One Missed Call — an American remake of the Japanese horror movie of the same […]